State or region
Governor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of India by warrant under his hand and seal and holds office during the pleasure of the President (Constitution of India, Arts. 153, 155 and 156).
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Rajendra Arlekar since January 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India, Arts. 153-168, 170-182, 239-239A; Government of Union Territories Act 1963 (seat counts from Wikipedia state assembly election pages, read 2026-10-12, Fallback: Wikipedia, because the state legislature sites were not fetched). For: Governor
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of governors of Kerala (officeholder table), read 2026-10-12, citing Onmanorama 24 Dec 2024: Rajendra Arlekar Governor since 2 January 2025; successor Om Prakash Mathur announced 12 Oct 2026, dates TBA. Fallback: Wikipedia, because presidentofindia.gov.in returned HTTP 403. For: Rajendra Arlekar, current term